diff --git a/package/python-versiontools/Config.in b/package/python-versiontools/Config.in
index cb260c1fbd..d15de1f046 100644
--- a/package/python-versiontools/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-versiontools/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_VERSIONTOOLS
 	bool "python-versiontools"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
 	help
 	  Smart replacement for plain tuple used in __version__.